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‘IT ISN’T RIGHT’ Local immigrants decry the president’s comments about African countries and Haiti. BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES
President Donald Trump is under fire for comments that he made during a bipartisan meeting on Jan. 11 with members of Congress last week while trying to hammer out an immigration deal. Trump is said to have referred to nations in Haiti and Africa as “shithole’’ countries. In a June 2017 meeting, he is alleged to have said that Haitians “all have AIDS.’’
Sen. Dick Durbin, a Democrat, has confirmed the Jan. 11 remarks, but Sens. Tom Cotton and David Perdue, both Republicans, said they don’t recall the president using the word.
Denies it The president has declared that he is not a racist and has denied using racist comments to describe Haiti and Africa. Trump also is said to have stated, “Why do we need more Haitians? Take them out.” A day after the White House meeting on immigration, he tweeted: “Never said anything derogatory about Haitians other than Haiti is, obviously, a very poor and troubled country. Never said “take them out.” Made up by Dems. I have a wonderful rela-
tionship with Haitians. Probably should record future meetings unfortunately, no trust!’’ Nevertheless, Americans are voicing their displeasure and concerns with his remarks that many are calling racist.
‘Use wisdom’ During the Dr. Martin Luther King weekend, local residents also sounded off about the president’s vulgar language. One of those is the Rev. Nathan Mugala, senior pastor of Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church in Daytona Beach. Mugala is from the Central African nation of Zambia. “I am disappointed by the comments of the leader of the civilized world for putting these See COMMENTS, Page 2
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Allen Chapel A.M.E. Senior Pastor Nathan Mugala, a native African, denounced Donald Trump’s alleged racist comments.
Plenty of praise for united MLK festivities BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES
The 50th Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration was a big hit in Volusia County. Municipalities celebrated the life and legacy of civil rights martyr and icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. together with a countywide celebration for the first time ever. “I think this being the first time for the county to come together to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been wonderful and awesome. I think it shows unity in our county and that we can come together as one people. We can show love, unity and celebrate together,” said the Rev. Nathan Mugala, co-chair of the MLK 50th Celebration Committee and pastor of Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church in Daytona Beach. King was born in Atlanta on Jan. 15, 1929. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. This year marks the 50th anniversary of his death.
Thousands participate MLK celebration activities concluded on Monday with a two-mile march from the Rinker Field House at Stetson University to Earl Brown Park in DeLand for a festival. The march followed breakfast at Rinker Field House where a packed house listened to Bethune-Cookman University In-
terim President Hubert Grimes speak. Other breakfast events were at Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church in Daytona; South Ormond Neighborhood Center in Ormond Beach and Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church in New Smyrna. Churches provided transportation from breakfast sites to DeLand. Crowd estimates were 1,000 participants for the march and 4,000 people who attended the festival throughout the day. The 50th MLK Celebration kicked off with a “State of the Dream” celebration at the Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center at Bethune-Cookman University. It’s estimated that 1,800 people attended the free event which featured Dr. Michael Eric Dyson as the speaker.
Unity, not politics The diversity at the events were noted. “It’s excellent today. There is a lot of diversity here and everybody is focused on Dr. King today instead of politics. It’s really important that we have this. We are marching through a part of town that was historically segregated,” said DeLand resident Deirdre Perry. “There have been a lot of changes with race and diversity See MLK, Page 5
Book festival to showcase authors from around the country
Thirty-two years ago in 1986, the Daytona Times reported on local activities honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, and a large cash gift given to then-Bethune-Cookman College from the will of the late Marion Williamson of Orlando.
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Authors from around the country will be featured this weekend in Daytona Beach at the Seventh Annual F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival. A free Community Film Festival featuring a short film by Travis Hunter titled “Dark Child” was Donna Gray- scheduled on Jan. 18 at the Mary Banks McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center & Visual Arts Gallery. A Meet and Greet featuring the authors is scheduled for 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Midtown Cultural and Educational Center, 925 George Engram Blvd., Daytona Beach.
Dinner with authors JoJo O’Neal, radio personality from Star 94.5, will the host. Entertainment will be provided by Amy Alysia and the Soul Generation and Master Poet Devery Broox II. “Magnificent Seven’’ authors to be highlighted are Brian Smith, Kentrell Martin, James Bennett, Keith Kareem Williams, Ann Marie Sorrell, Victoria Christopher Murray and Travis Hunter. Twenty-five other authors from Florida, Georgia, New York, Houston, South Carolina and other states also will participate. Admission for the Friday night event is $25, which includes dinner.
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Martin Luther King III talks to Black Press about father’s legacy BY STACY M. BROWN NNPA NEWSWIRE
Nearly 50 years ago, the world lost one of its greatest heroes. That hero’s son, Martin Luther King III, continues his father’s work, taking every opportunity to share his father’s vision, message and mission. “Today, particularly in light of where the nation stands as it relates to leadership…we badly need to embrace my father’s message and we have to learn to disagree without being disagreeable and my dad showed us how that can be done,” King said. The eldest son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King III was only 10 years old when his dad was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Local, national leader Martin Luther King III went on to graduate from Morehouse College with a bachelor’s degree in political science. Later, he would become a community activist, county commissioner and president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the organization that his father led as its first president. Like his father, King has led protest marches and has convened forums on police brutality. “There’s a barbaric mentality today with police shootings of African-Americans, but all of that can change when people rise up, which is why I applaud Black Lives Matter,” King said.
On next election The civil rights leader said that, in this political climate, it will be essential to mobilize diverse groups of people. “This election coming up in November is important, because we need a stopgap in Congress, because this president doesn’t have an understanding of what goes on in communities of color,” King said. King continued, “Right now, the Republicans have the presidency, the House and the Senate, but, this coming election creates
prospects of one or both houses being flipped to people who would have some sensitivity to issues [related to civil and human rights].” King, the National Newspaper Publishers Association 2017 Lifetime Legacy Award recipient, is calling on African-American groups, Hispanics, women’s organization, the LGBTQ community and others to get out and vote. “That is what needs to happen in November so that come January 2019 we can get legislation that will help,” he said.
Tribute to mom King said his mother deserves a lot of credit for his father’s success and for keeping his legacy alive. “My mom is partially responsible for what my dad’s legacy is today because she stayed on the battlefield and lived 40 years beyond my dad and she was able to establish the King Center just months after he died and this year will be 50 years since she did that,” King said.
Dream ‘not fulfilled’ He recalled his father’s famous, “I Have a Dream,” speech and declared that the dream has yet to be fully realized. “The dream has not been fulfilled. There’s an aspect that’s been accomplished, because we have African-American billionaires and that was part of the dream, but we still have AfricanAmericans in poverty, we disproportionately lead the pack in every major area whether its heart disease, diabetes or hypertension, because of the level of stress that we as a people are forced to live under,” he said, adding that racism in today’s society contributes to that stress. “We’ve seen communities from around the world, those that come here and are able to start a business, get a business loan while we’ve been here forever and we’re not able to get business loans,” said King. “This isn’t to suggest that we should have a victim’s mentality. You have to acknowledge the problem and know that you can overcome it.”
Martin Luther King III said that if his dad were alive today, his biggest concerns would include nuclear war, health care and poor communities.
On Black Press Living in the shadows of his dad isn’t easy, but it provides certain unique opportunities to contribute, he said. “If I attempted to wake up and live in his shoes, I’d fail miserably, but it’s a major blessing to have his name and to try to car-
Annual Hurston festival starts Jan. 20 in Eatonville The 29th Annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities (ZORA! Festival), takes place Jan 20-28. ZORA! Festival is a multi-day, multi-disciplinary event that celebrates the life and work of 20thcentury Renaissance woman Zora Neale Hurston; her hometown, Eatonville and the cultural
contributions people of African ancestry have made to the United States and the world. “Hurston, who is revered for her timeless body of work and iconic stature, remains one of the most read writers of the Harlem Renaissance.,” said N.Y. Nathiri, executive director of the Association to Preserve the Ea-
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from Page 1 comments out about Haiti and African nations,” he told the Daytona Times this week. “I believe a leader must be able to use wisdom and be able to speak words that will unite and not divide a nation. I think it’s out of ignorance for a leader to say those things.’’
‘Very disappointing’ Haitians also have been targeted in the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Late last year, the administration decided to lift protections under the Temporary Protection Status (TPS) for more than 50,000 Haitians living in America, which could soon send them back. Many of them live in Florida. Markly Cesar told The Times, “If these comments are true, it is very disappointing. I am a Haitian immigrant myself. It’s sad to hear the president of the U.S. which I am now a citizen of come for us like that, especially since we have worked so hard. “I don’t think it’s fair for them to send so many people back. Many came here because of economic and disastrous situations to better their lives. To be faced with going back and dealing with the uncertainty is really sad,” Cesar added.
Even those from other Caribbean nations are taking notice of the president’s remarks and policies. “It’s very disappointing. I just became a U.S. citizen about a month ago. When I look at this country…this country is built on immigration and people coming from all over the world uniting,” Steven Mullings, who came to the U.S. from Jamaica, said on Monday. “If you look at how this nation was built, everyone is an immigrant. To see certain people being isolated because of where they are from – it’s a big difference to see that we aren’t united to build this country like those who came before us. “Today is the Dr. King holiday… It was his dream to have this nation unified, but we are regressing. It’s sad to see that in this time with all the work that others have done before us,” Mullings noted.
‘Not fit’ Yvette Leslie is a Palm Coast native who moved to Florida from New York. She also has lived in Arizona. She was born in Puerto Rico, which is a U.S. territory. Trump’s response to Hurricane Maria has been ridiculed. Maria devastated the island and destroyed many homes and displaced tens of thousands of its 3 million plus citizens. Many have relocated to Central Florida.
ry it in such a way to make my parents proud,” King related. “I want to continue the legacy that my parents forged. A legacy of fighting for freedom, justice and equality for all.” Finally, King reminisced about his father’s close relationship with the Black Press. “Not just ownership, but the
writers for the Black Press. Papers like the Chicago Defender, the Atlanta Daily World, the newspapers in Washington,” said King. “The Black Press was tremendously important then and it is important now because that’s where we get our information.”
ers, we at the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community (P.E.C.) are proud that ZORA! Festival has become nationally recognized as a cultural heritage tourism model.’’
Sanchez will give the keynote address on Jan. 25 during the Communities Conference II: Civic Conversations Continue. A series of sessions exploring issues of cultural arts, education, personal finance, community revitalization and more will be discussed. The two-day conference will be held at Rollins College. The annual Outdoor Festival of the Arts will take place Jan. 27 and 28 in Eatonville. For more information about the lineup and a complete list of festival activities, visit www.zorafestival.org.
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tonville Community. “Her life and legacy continue to fascinate festival loyalists worldwide. As festival produc-
As of Monday morning, 40 percent of the island was still without power. Trump has been quoted as saying, “Puerto Ricans are lazy,’’ “They want everything done for them,” and “They don’t need help.” Leslie said with a sigh, “He needs to be impeached yesterday. He needs to have a mental evaluation. He is not fit to be president. I don’t know why we have put up with this already. He doesn’t know his history. He doesn’t know the history of Puerto Rico, America, other nations or the world. He is the one that puts out the fake news.”
Student speaks out Local college students, many whom are children of immigrants or here on student visas also expressed disappointment. Merritt Bibawy attends EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University. She is from Washington, D.C. and her parents originally brought her to the U.S. from Egypt. Bibawy told the Times, “He recently said Democrats want to reduce funds for veterans. He is against funding veterans’ services and providing veterans jobs after military service,’’ she said. “Funding DACA (Deferred action for Childhood Arrivals) doesn’t mean we shouldn’t fund other areas. He pits Americans against immigrants. He makes it look like immigrants are taking
Featured guests this year will include poet activist Sonia Sanchez, co-authors Sen. Bob Graham and Chris Hand, cultural commentator David Banner, and national entertainment favorites the ZAPP Band and the Motown “Tribute” Review Show.
FESTIVAL from Page 1 On Saturday, the festival will include information for people interested in publishing a book. The authors will be on hand to discuss their work. VITAS Healthcare, a major sponsor for this event, will be reviewing medication for seniors from 10 a.m. to noon on this day as well. Students, teachers and seniors 55 and up can attend for free. Admission for everyone else is $3. This event also will be held at the Midtown Cultural and Educational Center.
Focus on literacy The F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival was created in 2012 by Donna Gray-Banks, who also is an author, to promote literacy in the Black community. F.R.E.S.H. stands for fiction,
money, which isn’t right.” She added, “If it wasn’t for policies like DACA and other immigration policies, my parents and many other immigrants who are now citizens couldn’t have come
romance, erotica, spiritual and health. “This festival would not be possible without the City of Daytona Beach, its residents, and its community partners,” said Gray-Banks, founder and director of the F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival. “We have the privilege to have a community behind us that understands that ‘Literacy is a Legacy.’ We are looking forward to bringing to the city fresh, young, seasoned and multiple genre authors to increase the awareness of literacy,’’ she added. Along with the City of Daytona Beach and VITAS Healthcare, other sponsors are The Links Incorporated, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (Daytona Beach Alumnae Chapter), Daytona Times, Park Side Realty Group and Armstrong Media Group, LLC. Tickets can be obtained through PayPal at FreshBookFestivals@gmail.com or by emailing FreshBookFestivals@ gmail.com.
here. I am against his immigration policies. He wants to stop immigration. If he wants to filter, it’s fine but stopping people from coming completely is not the solution. It isn’t right.’’
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Entrepreneur motivates others to find success in business, life Leslie Giscombe stands at the intersection of owning his business and epitomizing the office of president of the African American Entrepreneurs Club. The journey has been successful for Giscombe, who, while living in Flagler County for 25 years, was traveling throughout the Caribbean operating his own line of nutraceuticals for pharmacies and health food stores. He put the business into practice by introducing the products to doctors and for medical conferences and pharmaceutical retreats. He recently mentioned at his office, “I had to stop traveling because I had kids, and my wife was giving me an ultimatum.” His wife, Arlene, was of the mindset that they did not leave Brooklyn for her to raise four children alone.
A game changer Until this “aha” moment – and the building industry taking an upward swing – Giscombe then opened a kitchen and bath studio. He developed five to six custom builders and, with his crew, completed their custom designs and build-out for the lifestyle of the area’s rich. Fifty percent of his business was expended servicing the builders, who were each constructing eight to a dozen homes a year – plus he had private customers. He is a game changer - the only Black in the industry at the time of this sojourn, which lasted from 2002 to 2008. The industry bottomed out!
Back to school It was the right time for Giscombe to go back to school. He started back in 2009 and did not stop for six years until receiving his MBA. He earned his MBA in international business from the Uni-
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versity of Florida at Gainesville as well as his Bachelor of Science degree in marketing and a minor in entrepreneurship. He pointed out that in his last year at grad school, “I ran into a company that when the market was bad, discovered a way of changing the edges on laminate counter tops, so you wouldn’t see that black line – so it made it look like it was granite,” he said. He grabbed the opportunity to take the custom-designed laminates on the road.
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He made $54,000 in sales while finishing up grad school in 2015. The same year, the Palm Coast Observer highlighted him in an edition that featured Ty Pennington of HGTV’s “Extreme Makeover.” Giscombe, over the next two years, has grown to six figures due to his practice of certain business principles while operating his company, Countertop Designs. At the same time, he expended more time with the African American Entrepreneurs Club – which does not make money - than he has earning the six figures, while servicing million-dollar homes in Plantation Bay. Giscombe utilizes his office as the club’s headquarters and showcases the gorgeous laminates that are half the cost of granite and are heat-and-scratch resistant. His office is located in Unit 61 at 2323 North State Street in the Atlantis Business Center of Bunnell.
Leslie Giscombe uses his office as the African American Entrepreneur Club’s headquarters.
Giving back The moral of the Leslie Giscombe story is his motivation: He put his children through college and they earned degrees. He used that premise and his status as an academician and entrepreneur for the gateway to give back and create the African American Entrepreneurs Club and becoming a mentor for the African-American Mentoring Program of the Flagler County School District. With the club celebrating a one-year anniversary on Oct. 26, 2017, at the African American Cultural Society, Giscombe helps other entrepreneurs as well as engages other professionals to facilitate workshops and also teach economic development. To inquire about membership, workshops or custom-designed laminates, call Giscombe at 386243-2055.
Unity celebration set for Saturday
Public invited to NAACP address
The Ninth Annual Flagler Ecumenical Celebration of Unity in Prayer and Song, taking place Jan. 20, 1-3 p.m., is coordinated by Dr. Chau T. Phan, and will feature a cavalcade of choirs from Flagler County. Dr. Phan of the Christian Unity Ministry of Santa Maria del Mar Catholic Church is Associate Diocesan Ecumenical Officer of the Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine. Pastor Gillard S. Glover of First Church is set to preach the homily and bring along his Youth Choir, directed by Nathaniel Shropshire, III. Santa Maria del Mar Catholic Church - 915 N. Central Ave., Flagler Beach - can be accessed from the 900 block of North Daytona Avenue. For further details, contact Santa Maria del Mar Catholic Church at 386-439-2791.
Branch President Linda Sharpe Matthews has invited the community for the 2018 State of the NAACP address on Jan. 23, 6 p.m., at the African American Cultural Society, 4422 U.S. 1 North, Palm Coast. For further details, contact the NAACP at 386-446-7822. ••• As always, remember our prayers for the sick, afflicted, the prodigal son, or daughter, and the bereaved.
Celebrations Birthday wishes to Donald Jones, Jan. 18; Kilus White, Sr., Jan. 19; Gloria Wilder, Jan. 20; Raven Sword, Jan. 23; and Sheldon S. Henderson, Jan. 24.
Raising awareness about human trafficking
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Palm Coast sets public meeting about Whiteview Corridor
Cultural Council schedules grant workshops
The City of Palm Coast will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 31, to share details about proposed improvements to the Whiteview Parkway corridor (from U.S. 1 to Pritchard Drive). This meeting will be 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at the AfricanAmerican Cultural Center, 4422 N. U.S. 1, Bunnell. The public is invited to attend, and residents and property owners are encouraged to attend. City staffers recently conducted an analysis of the entire Whiteview Parkway corridor and identified potential projects to improve safety and efficiency on the City’s roadway system. The objective of these projects is to benefit motorists and bicyclists/pedestrians. For more information, contact City Traffic Engineer Sean Castello at 386-986-4758 or scastello@ palmcoastgov.com.
The Cultural Council of Volusia County will conduct two workshops in January for organizations wishing to apply for a Volusia County Community Cultural Grant. A representative of each organization must attend one of the two scheduled workshops to be eligible to submit an application for the grant. The workshops will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, in the third-floor conference room of the Volusia County Lifeguard Headquarters, 515 S. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach; and 2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26, in the first-floor training rooms of the Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center, 123 W. Indiana Avenue, DeLand.
Applications deadline The Community Cultural Grant provides general operat-
ing support to nonprofit organizations in Volusia County that have as their primary mission the delivery of cultural or heritagebased programs to the public. In 2017, more than $611,000 was awarded to 32 organizations. Applications must be submitted online by 5 p.m. Friday, April 20. The Cultural Council will review and score the grant applications on Friday, June 1, to provide recommendations to the Volusia County Council. For more information, contact Historic Preservation Officer Julie Adams Scofield at jscofield@ volusia.org or 386-736-5953, ext. 12008.
ECHO committee to meet with applicants Volusia County’s Environmental, Cultural, Historical and Outdoor Recreation (ECHO) Advisory Committee will meet at ECHO grant applicants’ project sites on Tuesday, Jan. 23. There will be a presentation
On Jan. 11, local residents participated in the National Human Trafficking Awareness Day Walk in Daytona Beach. January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month and observances are held annually on Jan. 11. The Freedom 7 Human Trafficking Task Force organized the local walk. Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry read a proclamation from the city at the event. January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. On the National Human Trafficking Hotline website, it states
that human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. A crime occurs when a trafficker uses force, fraud or coercion to control another person for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex acts or soliciting labor or services against his/her will. The local task force’s Facebook page is Facebook.com/Freedom7taskforce. For more information, visit the website at www.humantraffickinghotline.org. If you or someone you know is a victim, call the hotline at 888-373-7888.
and an opportunity for questions during each 20-minute site visit at the following times and locations: • 8 a.m.: Ormond Beach Sports Complex, 700 Hull Road, Ormond Beach • 8:25 a.m.: Ormond Beach YMCA, 500 Sterthaus Drive, Ormond Beach • 9:15 a.m.: Timothy Pollard Memorial Park, 4680 S. Peninsula Drive, Ponce Inlet • 10:05 a.m.: Little Theatre of New Smyrna Beach, 726 E. Third Ave., New Smyrna Beach • 10:30 a.m.: Alonzo “Babe” James Park, 201 N. Myrtle Ave., New Smyrna Beach • 11:20 a.m.: DeLand Family YMCA, 761 W. International Speedway Blvd., DeLand • 11:45 a.m.: Sperling Sports Complex, 1300 Matt Fair Blvd., DeLand • 1:45 p.m.: City of Orange City, 200 E. Blue Springs Ave., Orange City • 2:10 p.m.: Gateway Park, 860 Charles R. Beall Blvd., DeBary • 2:40 p.m.: Thornby Park, 110
Providence Blvd., Deltona • 3:10 p.m.: The Center at Deltona, 1640 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd., Deltona
Mandatory meeting Applicants will attend a mandatory eligibility meeting at 3:45 p.m. at the Deltona Regional Library, 2150 Eustace Ave., Deltona. The presentations and eligibility meeting are open to the public. ECHO grants are provided through a competitive application process annually and are for the purpose of acquiring, building or restoring environmental, cultural, historical and outdoor recreation facilities that are open for public use. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) not-for-profit groups that have a local office in Volusia County, municipal governments within Volusia County, and departments of Volusia County Government. More information about the program: www.volusia.org/echo.
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MLK’s anti-poverty crusade gets 21st-century revival It is near universally known that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream. For the most part, that dream is closely tied to his courageous work around racial inequality and injustice. But Dr. King had another dream. It was a dream of economic justice for all of our nation’s poor. Tragically cut down by an assassin’s bullet before the start of the new Poor People’s Campaign, Dr. King would not live to see the launch of his dream for economic justice.
Baton passed Fifty years later, as the baton passes from the legacy of Dr. King to the leadership of Rev. William J. Barber II, the poor of our nation have another advocate to fight on their behalf. Rev. Barber is no stranger to social justice movements centered on fighting for the poor and the most vulnerable. During his time as the president of the NAACP’s North Carolina chapter, Rev. Barber led “Moral Mondays” protests at the North Carolina state house. His coalition of protesters transcended race, socio-economic or ideological divides. They were united in a multi-issue struggle, mirroring the kind of coalition Dr. King
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and Ralph Abernathy envisioned for the Poor People’s Campaign a half century ago. The conditions of poverty that spurred Dr. King to action in 1968 continue to motivate Dr. Barber in 2018. According to the latest census figures, more than 40 million Americans live below the federal poverty line today. During Dr. King’s time, 35 million Americans lived in poverty.
Still not equal While the latest job figures show that racial gaps in employment are slowly closing, yawning income inequality and the consolidation of wealth at the top of the economic food chain remain stubborn fixtures of our top one percent-centric economy. Dr. King spoke of “the presence of a kind of social insanity which could lead us to national ruin” in 1968. Today, we are bracing for the impact of the regressive tax reform law that permanently cuts
This is no time for silence As the world pauses to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, most conscious Americans are bowing our heads, though not in prayer. We are enraged that Donald Trump, who garnered the presidency through his “birther” inquisition, questioning President Barack Obama’s legitimacy and identity, continues to display vulgar bigotry, hatred and racism. He and the GOP have spent his first 360 days literally attempting to turning around the Obama administration’s policies to support the disenfranchising of nonWhite Americans and nations.
Nothing to say Equally, many of us are appalled by the silence from the African-American “faith leaders” who flood the airwaves, pulpits and megachurch auditoriums with messages of deliverance,
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hope and prosperity in the face of this adversity and darkness. If we’ve ever needed “a Word” from the Lord as a community, we sure do need it now. Yet as my grandmother would say, “You can hear a rat piss on cotton” from those leaders who have such stark messages that will free you from every defiling form of deviant, lustful, immoral and heart-wrenching sin that will send you to the hell.
Led the fight Dr. King was a global humanitarian, yet his primary calling was as a prophet. He used his
It’s no surprise and there’s no doubt I’ve never witnessed it. It’s only been reported to me by those present to experience it. It’s an open secret that is made no better with a direct acknowledgment of its existence! I speak of the denigration of people of color by a racist who, in the sanctuary of an all-White audience, thinks that all in attendance sympathize and agree with the racist bile that will ultimately spew forth from his mouth.
He said it I cannot speak with complete authority, but I am willing to wager much, if not all, which I possess that No. 45 spoke with thoughts of the impunity of anonymity when he allegedly labeled El Salvador, Haiti, and African states as “shitholes.” Reflecting on the past and in the absence of an immediate and vigorous White House denial, I believe No. 45 guilty of these allegations of overt racism. I’m not surprised and I have no doubt!
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The Washington Post reports No. 45 as saying, “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” These comments came on Jan.11 in the wake of bipartisan discussions for restoring protections for immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and African states. Contrasting this animus, No. 45 suggested that instead of allowing the immigration of these people of color, the US should bring more immigrants from countries like Norway.
Similar comments These derisive comments are dramatically similar to those made in December when No. 45
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taxes for corporations, but offers temporary relief for middle and working-class Americans. Members of Congress pushed hard to gives tax cuts and breaks to the wealthiest Americans, but have not found the same political will to fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program, leaving millions of American children at risk of losing vital healthcare coverage.
War on the poor Politically, our country is a far cry from the “war on poverty” declared by President Lyndon Johnson in 1964, when the federal government’s priority was “not only to relieve the symptoms of poverty, but to cure it and, above all, to prevent it.” Today, as we watch the social safety net is systematically unraveled beneath our feet, it is clear that we are fighting a targeted war on the poor. For thousands, that fight will be fought under the banner of “The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival,” led by Revs. Barber and Liz Theoharis. The agenda is “to challenge the evils of systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, ecological devastation and the nation’s distorted morality” with close to
prophetic voices to spare not and cry aloud, addressing the concerns across racial identity, leading the charge for equality for the least advantaged. King and his contemporaries jailed in Birmingham understood, that they weren’t just wrestling against being bitten by dogs, hosed down and lynching’s but there were “principalities, powers, rulers of darkness, spiritual wickedness in high places.” And those high places had seats that effected public and social policy. In the book “Where Have All The Prophets Gone,” Marvin McMickle reminds preachers that they have no right to preach prophetic words with their fists balled up and index fingers pointing out and pointing away from themselves.
Look in the mirror I contend that preachers all need to point a finger toward themselves and examine their calling. Jesus was a prophet who came to set at liberty them that were bruised. We can’t just deliver a superficial message of faith without works.
said, Haitians “All have AIDS” and that once Nigerian immigrants saw the United States they would never “go back to their huts.” Sadly, it is apparent that the judgments and decisions made by this man are informed by fundamental racism that’s as likely to moderate as is the likelihood of the sun rising in the west and setting in the east. Whatever one thinks of #45, no one should feign surprise with the progressively egregious and insulting nature of his comments and conduct. From the opening remarks of his campaign, upon which he based insults directed at Hispanic immigrants, through his “good Nazi” Charlottesville comments, to his most recent, No. 45 has never tried to disguise his true nature to those listening in earnest. He has never apologized, and most likely will never do so.
Will they wake up? For years, the prevailing unanswered question has been, “When will his rank and objectionable behavior be rejected for what it is – inconsistent with the stated values of our nation, destructive to our status in the world community and ultimately damaging to our recent history and legacy?”
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five weeks of action at statehouses around our country and at our nation’s capital.
Inspirational exhibit The work of the Poor People’s Campaign culminated with a Poor People’s March on Washington shortly after Dr. King’s assassination, and a six-week occupation of the Washington Mall by march participants and advocates. With campaign’s revival soon upon us, it is clear that the spirit of 1968 is alive and well – and its spirit has a newfound home in Washington. I was recently honored with an invitation to discuss Dr. King’s
Sitting in a shithole because of injustice, Dr. King pens, “The Negro Is Your Brother,” commonly known as the “Letter from the Birmingham Jail.” About the letter, McMickle says “King preaches from the prophetic text and becomes a prophet in our midst.” In the absence of any of the modern-day celebrated and proclaimed apostles, (arch) bishops, and right-reverends having a prophetic word, in response to the recent Trump debacle, we will let King preach for them this Sunday morning. “Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial ‘outside agitator’ idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds.”
What kind? King refers to himself, Jesus and other great reformers as extremists. “So, the question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be? Will we be extremists for hate or for love? In that dramatic scene on Calvary’s hill, three men were
I call upon Republican leaders and those who support No. 45 to bring him into check before he leads your party and, more importantly, our nation into disaster. His offense is too great and an apology is not enough! For too long, No. 45’s political party has allowed partisan interests to supersede our national interests. Leaders in his party who could have offered influential challenges to his numerous bad acts and failures – domestically and internationally – have shrunken from their responsibility. Until appropriate shame engulfs Republicans and yanks them out of their self-made trap of compliance and complicity with Trump, they will languish in
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economic justice dream at the new exhibit of the National Museum of African-American History and Culture, “City of Hope: Resurrection City & the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign.” We stood among the relics and pictures of past but felt very connected to our struggles in the present. Dr. King’s struggle remains our nation’s struggle, and we must continue to move towards equality and economic justice for all.
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crucified. We must never forget that all three were crucified for the same crime – two were extremists for immorality. Jesus Christ, was an extremist for love and thereby rose above his environment. Perhaps the nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.” And I believe this creative extremism fused in love should compel clergy to come out from their silence and stand up for justice, for equality and inhumanity. In other words, silence in the face of such demeaning rhetoric and practices from the White House is ungodly and demands a godly and bold response.
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Their day is coming No. 45’s party has embraced a strategy of political immediacy. Like a glutton who has been ushered into a banquet hall, Republicans have dived into their longawaited meal of political dominance with little regard for the suffering THEY will experience at the dawn of a new day. With little thought given to future consequence, they craft laws today that will be repealed when the pendulum of political power swings in the other direction. I liken Trump Republicans to consumers of illegal steroids that have built their strength, but will ultimately lead them to their early demise. I call upon Republican leaders and those who support No. 45 to bring him into check before he leads your party and, more importantly, our nation into disaster. His offense is too great and an apology is not enough!
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Volusia County community leaders and residents march in DeLand from Stetson University to Earl Brown Park on Monday. The march was followed by a festival at the park.
MLK from Page 1 in DeLand. DeLand is a wonderful city. It’s good to see DeLand and the entire county together for such an event,’’ she added.
Food and more The festival included a little something for everyone. There was live music by R&B and jazz band Pocket Change of Fort Lauderdale. A three-on-three basketball tournament, dance competition, MLK poster and banner contests kept the young folks busy. Attendees munched on barbecue, chicken wings and other food while other vendors provided a plethora of information. Free health screenings and voter registration also were available.
Young support Even the youngsters seemed to enjoy. Lourdes Academy, a private Catholic school in Daytona with 235 students, brought 111 kids in grades five through eight to the festivities in DeLand. Eighth-grader Ella Meyers told the Times, “It is fun to come out here and be with our community and to show support. It’s very important that we do this. Dr. King was a great role model. He changed the history of America and the world.”
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‘Pay attention’ Daytona resident Angela Cooper said she attended most of the King events. “It’s been a very good weekend of events. They did a good job. It’s good to show that the community is together standing for civil rights, equal opportunity, equal treatment, and more. Everything came together very well for the county. ” Cooper was touched by Dyson’s speech. “Dr. Dyson kicked the events off well. He spoke about Dr. King and how he would have been a part of current events today, especially with President Donald Trump,” she said. “He spoke about how we must push forward and must be watchful of what is going on so that we don’t repeat the past with discrimination. We must be current with what is going on. We need to pay attention to the laws to ensure voter rights, civil rights, fair treatment, justice and equality for all,’’ she added.
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Students honored During that event. $1,000 scholarships were handed out to local high school seniors who will attend college next year. They are Daniel George, Andrea Rone and Tyrell Merrick, all of New Smyrna Beach; Isabella Roman-Secor, DeLand; Alyssa Roberts, Seabreeze; and Trinity Murphy, Spruce Creek. Murphy told the told the Times, “I am honored. I think it’s great that they help kids out academically for college with the scholarship. I am glad to be a part of the MLK festivities. I am doing my part in making history. It is very important to keep Dr. King’s dream alive.” In addition, a worship service was held on Sunday at The Sanctuary in DeLand where tributes were given to King and some of his speeches were heard.
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1. Monday’s MLK activities began with a breakfast at Stetson’s Rinker House Field. 2. Youngsters show off their drumming skills using recycling bins. 3
3. The West Volousia NAACP was wellrepresented at the festival. 4. Other youth groups exhibited their talents at Earl Brown Park.
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Retired prep legend inducted into coaches Hall of Fame BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES
Reginald Davis, a retired athletic director, was inducted into the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) Hall of Fame during a ceremony this month at the Hilton Oceanfront Resort in Daytona Beach. Davis also is a former coach and played football for then-Bethune-Cookman College from 1969-1972. The annual Florida Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame event has been going on since 1936. “I am excited. I wasn’t expecting it. I’ve been retired for six years .I wasn’t thinking about it. I am very proud and glad that they thought of me and selected me,” Davis said. The Hall of Fame ceremony gave Davis, a Tallahassee native, a chance to return to Daytona. “It was great to be back in Daytona Beach. It’s a special city for me. I went to school there, played football and met my wife there. It was a great night and a special feeling being back and going into the Hall of Fame,” he added.
Storied career Davis earned the honor for an outstanding career as an athletic director and girls’ basketball coach at Godby High School in Tallahassee. “As an athletic director at high school, it’s different than a college situation. You have to find the right coach to match the players that you have and the neighborhood you lived in,” he explained. “I was involved in a lot of those championships. I was involved in three as assistant football coach, one as girls basketball coach. I oversaw two in track and field and two in baseball. It was great putting that together with the coaches, athletes, calendar and community support and more.’’ Davis commented.
More accolades He was involved in 13 of the schools’ 15 state championships along with four state runner-ups.
Davis was named the FACA Cary McDonald Award winner in 2011 for Class 4A Public Athletic Program of the Year during his tenure as athletic director. He coached the Cougars’ girls basketball squad that won the state championship in 1997. They also were state runner-up in 1996. In 1997, Davis was named FACA/Florida Dairy Farmers State Coach of the Year. He spent four years heading the program. “Coaching the girl’s was interesting. I was the assistant coach at first. The coach left and handed it over to me. I coached the girls squad for four years and during that span we went 119-12 and won a state title. We made the Final Four three straight years,” Davis recalled.
‘Long run of success’ Davis also was an assistant football at Godby for years. He was part of three state championship teams in 1976, 1986, 1987. He served as defensive coordinator as well during the final two championship teams. He spent a total of 16 years as defensive coordinator. “Those times were exciting. We had great players, but it was a combination of a lot of things. We had a really good coaching staff. We worked well together, got along well and knew how to bring out the best in players. We believed in the players and they believed in us. We had a long run of success as a state power and area power and could have won more titles,” expressed Davis.
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Bethune-Cookman University Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Lynn Thompson, left, is shown with Reggie Davis and his wife, Rhonda.
Coach and player He began his teaching and coaching career at Godby High in 1975. During his career, he was a business education teacher, department head, dean of students and counselor. He was also an assistant boys basketball coach. Davis is also a Bethune-Cookman College (now University) graduate Class of 1973. Davis was a First Team All-SIAC offensive lineman in 1972 for the Wildcats. “My time at Cookman was great. It was a smaller school back then. When I got there in 1969, it was about 1300 students.
Family, friends and teammates show their support for Reggie Davis, left, at the Hall of Fame ceremony on Jan. 7. With him are Eddie McAshane and Craig Lloyd. I enjoyed every minute. I could have gone to a larger school but Bethune was my choice. I went there when they were integrating. Cookman seemed to be the best match for me. I was recruited by legendary Coach Wesley Moore,” he noted.
Learned from others In high school, Davis starred
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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James hangs on the hoop after a dunk assisted by Isaiah Thomas against the Golden State Warriors on Monday in Cleveland, Ohio. The Warriors defeated the Cavs 118-108.
‘He took a bullet for all of us’ James reflects on MLK, continues vocal opposition to president BY MARLA RIDENOUR AKRON BEACON JOURNAL/TNS
INDEPENDENCE, OHIO — LeBron James used Martin Luther King Day Monday to not only again voice his criticism of President Donald Trump, but to express his fear of what the cur-
rent leadership in Washington is inviting in America. “The state of racism will never die, but what we cannot do is allow it to conquer us as people,” James said at Cleveland Clinic Courts before the Cavs hosted the Golden State Warriors. “We can’t allow it to divide us. The guy in control has given people and racism, and negative racism, an opportunity to be out and outspoken without fear. And that’s the fearful thing for us because it’s with you, and it’s around every day, but he’s al-
lowed people to come out and just feel confident about doing negative things. “We can’t allow that to stop us from continuing to be together and preach the right word of livin’ and lovin’ and laughin’ and things of that nature. Because would we want to live anywhere else? I don’t think so. We love this place.”
On activism A Baptist minister and founder of the Southern Christian Lead-
in football at Gainesville’s P.K. Yonge. His time as a player in college and high school helped prepare him for coaching. “I just remembered what coaches that I interacted with had done. Both the high school and college coaches’ interaction helped me. I grabbed a little from each of them. I also used my own qualities,” Davis reflected.
Davis also has served on the FHSAA athletic directors’ advisory board and as the FACA sports chairman. He has also been an all-star coach and regular speaker at coaching clinics. Davis is married to Rhonda Davis, who is also a BethuneCookman graduate. They have two sons, Shannon and Stacey, along with four grandchildren.
ership Conference, King, 39, was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Asked what the civil rights leader would think of his activism, James said: “Well, I hope I could make him proud or made him proud. Just taking what he was able to give to us and give us that type of empowerment, give us that type of strength to be able to go out and talk about things that really matter. Be able to live for something that’s more than you as an individual. Hopefully I’m making him proud still with him looking down on us.”
James said. “Two years later the conversation is still going. “Obviously, like I said before, we are in a difficult state right now as Americans as well with the leader of our country. But us, like I said, no matter the religion, no matter the shapes and sizes, we all have to continue to come together and shine a brighter light on, you know, I mean, (I don’t want to) use the word stupidity, but that’s basically what it comes down to.
Visited Lorraine Motel
James praised the NBA for putting together a showcase slate of 11 games on the holiday that honors King. “I think it’s unbelievable what the NBA has done, to be able to have this many games, a lot of great games today, on such a great day for a man who stood for more than himself,” James said. “You always hear people saying, ‘Risking their life.’ He actually gave up his life for the betterment of all of us to be able to live in a free world and for us to be able to have a voice, for us to go out and be free no matter your skin color, no matter who you are, no matter the height and size and the weight or whatever the case may be, wherever you are, he had a vision and he took a bullet for all of us. Literally. In the rawest way that you could say that. He literally took a bullet for us.’’ “And for us to stand here even though we’re trying to be (divided) right now by somebody, today is a great day for people to realize how America was built and how we all have to stand united in order to be at one. Especially as Americans, because … we all know and we all believe this is the greatest country in the world. So special shout out obviously to MLK and everybody who stands with him and obviously his family as well.”
James said he has been to the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., where King was killed on the balcony by James Earl Ray. “To be able to be there at that hotel, at that site, where he was assassinated was a very eerie feeling and a very powerful feeling at the same time to be able to … be a part of the movement,” James said. “You kind of felt that. I’m looking forward to the opportunity where I can take my kids there and they can completely understand what they’re actually witnessing.”
Trump and ‘stupidity’ James continued to criticize Trump, referring to the “stupidity” that Trump has sparked. James said the statement he and his close friends tried to make at the ESPYs two years ago hasn’t changed. James wears shoes for Black History Month that bear the date 07-13-2016, the night he took the stage with Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade and urged fellow athletes to step up their social activism. “The best thing that we wanted to do when we went up there was continue the conversation,”
‘Gave up his life’
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JANUARY 18 – JANUARY 24, 2018 a multiethnic and multiracial movement for economic fairness whose belief in helping America live up to its ideals still inspires to this day. The stories of those who sacrificed so much are found in City of Hope: Resurrection City and the Poor People’s Campaign. Original sound recordings of musical performances and conversations among campaign participants have been provided by the Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. The recordings, along with neverseen film produced by the Hearst Corp., show how people lived during the six-week occupation at Resurrection City. Among the film highlights is footage of people traveling in a caravan of mule-drawn wagons from Marks, Mississippi to Memphis, Tennessee for King’s memorial service and then on to Washington to participate in the Poor People’s Campaign.
About the campaign In the 1960s, as the United States emerged as a global model of wealth and democracy, an estimated 25 million Americans lived COURTESY OF NMAAHC in poverty. From the elderly and underemployed to children and The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. recently opened an exhibit highlighting the persons with disabilities, poverty Poor People’s Campaign. affected people of every race, age, and religion. In response, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, led by King and Ralph David Abernathy, organized the Poor People’s Campaign as a national human rights issue. As a multiethnic movement that included African-Americans, Mexican Americans, Native ian Wright Edelman and Andrew to the exhibition, “American De- the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign Americans, Puerto Ricans, Asians SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES Young. mocracy: A Great Leap of Faith,” and commemorates the legacy and poor Whites from Appalachia It also features wooden tent which explores the history of cit- of Dr. King’s final campaign for and rural communities, the sixThe Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American panels, lapel buttons, placards izen participation, debate and economic justice,” said Lonnie G. week, live-in demonstration in History and Culture NMAAHC) and murals created by and used compromise from the nation’s Bunch III, founding director of Washington attracted protestors the National Museum of African nationwide. is commemorating the 50th anni- by some of the nearly 8,000 peo- formation to today. American History and Culture. ple who occupied the NationLaunching its celebration of The campaign leaders presentversary of Dr. Martin Luther King “This exhibition reminds us ed demands to Congress, includJr.’s final human rights crusade in al Mall in Washington, D.C., for King’s birthday, the Washington, a new exhibition on the Poor Peo- nearly six weeks to call the na- D.C.-based museum hosted a that despite the unprecedented ing jobs, living wages and access ple’s Campaign, a multicultur- tion’s attention to the crippling media briefing and guided tours economic growth in America over to land, capital and health care. It al coalition that began in 1968 to effects of poverty for minorities, of the new exhibition bringing in the past five decades, there are was the first large-scale, nationalchildren and the elderly. people who played key roles in still many Americans living below ly organized demonstration after end poverty. building and documenting Res- the poverty line. King’s death. The campaign, the The exhibition, “City of Hope: A rare look urrection City. final vision of King’s life, has come Resurrection City & the 1968 Poor “With new and recently dis- Some highlights to be known as his most ambiPeople’s Campaign,” features rare The museum’s exhibition is archival film and new oral histo- housed in its gallery at the Smith- covered film and audio footage, Although the Poor People’s tious dream. ries with people who helped orga- sonian’s National Museum of images and objects, this exhibi- Campaign did not achieve its goal For more information about the nize the campaign including Mar- American History as a partner tion provides a rare look inside of eradicating poverty, it spawned museum, visit nmaahc.si.edu.
Poor People’s Campaign exhibit opens at African-American museum
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